Vance Smith on a National Church and Comprehension
The piece reviews Dr. Vance Smith’s call for a comprehensive National Church based on Christ’s teachings and openness to all who profess Christianity. It argues that such a scheme would marginalize Unitarians and many nonconformists, favors liberty of religious expression through disestablishment, and warns that a single national church risks sectarian conflict and coercion, urging unity through broad Christian fellowship rather than creedal tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Smith
England
Professor Tuxley
Mill
Liddon
Jesus Christ
Liberation Society
Parliaments and Congregationalists in Open Trusts Debate
Open trusts saw some Congregationalists use legal enactments to secure church faiths, yet the effort remained partial. The Nonconformist paper and leading Congregationalists opposed the approach with steady protest campaigns.
Browning May Month Amusement Review
The piece discusses Browning's May Month Amusement and Balaustion's Adventure, praising clarity and musical charm while challenging the notion of his obscurity. It notes passages from Paracelsus and Evelyn Hope, and highlights the Greek-tinged storytelling in Balaustion and Euripides’ Alcestis as evidence of accessible, vivid drama.
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Mr. Browning
Paracelsus
Aureole
Evelyn Hope
Browning
Euripides
Admetes
Thessaly
Apollo
Olympus
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Hades
Alcestis
Heracles
Koie
Alkestis
Admetos